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Poverty alleviation in Jharkhand through forestry [1]

Sudhir Prasad

The above figure explain that Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu, Hazaribag Kodarma, East Singhbhum district has more than 40% of geographical area as forest cover. Beside this, these districts are monocrop or no crop area. Chatra, Garhwa, Palamu are drought prone districts and virtually no agriculture practice is possible there. These districts are highly Maoists affected.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2009
Pioneer (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Forest Trade [4], Poverty [5], Palamu [6], Jharkhand [7], Chatra (D) [8], Garhwa (D) [9], Purba Singhbhum [10]
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palamu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chatra-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garhwa-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/purba-singhbhum